Another entire month has gone by since I last blogged. June has been a wonderful month for us. So far we:
- completed three weeks of Summer Dreams, our summer camp at the Dream Center. The kids and I are having a blast!
- celebrated our fifth anniversary. I guess I'll eventually get around to posting some pictures of that fun evening on here.
- had Ethan's nine-month check-up. He's 22 lbs. 10 oz. (75th percentile), 30.25 inches (95th percentile), and is otherwise growing into a healthy little boy.
- have avoided the beach. Good thing, because it's been really hot.
- got our budget set for the next three months as we prepare for Dan to transition to a new job. Five weeks of vacation/sick time a year plus a nice raise in pay. We are now preparing to hit our debt square in the gut. Praise God for providing!
But that's not quite the point of this post. I have just been noticing as I watch Ethan and Emma grow...what a HUGE difference between boys and girls. I just thought I'd list a few of those differences here. Some of the differences...
...girls can sit and watch a movie at a fairly young age. Ethan's only relationship with the television is that it's a great big drum on which he can bang his hand.
...girls just casually notice their surroundings, but boys have to explore their surroundings. And everything in their surroundings.
...girls like to be clean. Boys don't, unless it means they're naked in the bath tub splashing the water.
...girls like to see how high they can build their block towers. Boys have to see how quickly they can knock the block tower down.
...girls don't like to admit when they've passed gas. Boys laugh at themselves farting at such an early age. Seriously, he just laughed at himself two days ago after he passed gas.
Just a few things that I've learned. I am all-girl (as is Emma), so I imagine that she and I are in for a lot of learning with her 100% boy little brother.
Still, it's so amazing to me how God wired us so differently from the get-go. Just incredible...
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